Timo Salonen

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Timo Salonen is a Finnish former rally driver and 1985 World Rally Champion known for his speed, relaxed driving style, and success during the Group B era.

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instanceOf World Rally Champion
human
rally driver
activeInPeriod Group B era NERFINISHED
carDriven Datsun Violet NERFINISHED
Fiat 131 Abarth NERFINISHED
Mazda 323 4WD NERFINISHED
Nissan 240RS NERFINISHED
Peugeot 205 T16 NERFINISHED
Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2 NERFINISHED
coDriver Paavo Lukander NERFINISHED
Seppo Harjanne NERFINISHED
Voitto Silander NERFINISHED
competitionClass World Rally Championship NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Finland
dateOfBirth 1951-10-08
drivingStyle relaxed
era Group B NERFINISHED
familyName Salonen NERFINISHED
firstWRCSeason 1974
firstWRCWin 1980 Rally New Zealand NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Timo NERFINISHED
knownFor 1985 World Rally Championship title NERFINISHED
high speed on loose surfaces
relaxed driving style
language Finnish
lastWRCSeason 1992
name Timo Salonen NERFINISHED
nationality Finnish
numberOfWRCPodiums 24
numberOfWRCStarts 95
numberOfWRCWins 11
placeOfBirth Helsinki NERFINISHED
residence Finland NERFINISHED
retiredFrom World Rally Championship NERFINISHED
sport rallying
team Peugeot Talbot Sport NERFINISHED
wonEvent Acropolis Rally NERFINISHED
Rally Argentina NERFINISHED
Rally Finland NERFINISHED
Rally New Zealand NERFINISHED
Rally Portugal NERFINISHED
Rallye Sanremo NERFINISHED
worldChampionInDiscipline World Rally Championship NERFINISHED
worldChampionshipTitleYear 1985

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